Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-09-21

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reeaSdl Jean b. TrssaF save aSo00
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EemfnaEy, $500 % TIE sdifca fand 81
ths Ameftzaa Bsptiss Hsms MlszfonaFy
Sesfstg, hssfd1a gifts % Maafson uai-
geEsity end otheR ingtisnfiGnz 0oIQals
Heyt b q Bap1as&, and. I Ehink, son u
keT. Wnyimnd HoYf, DID. He b named
aftsE and h q nepksB u John B. Oolanis,
wbo IL 8 member af The Oliver Street
Bsp1ist ChzFsh, h NeR York aifg. Tnis
eonarsoasion has, ainse fts arQanfxa1tnn,
given q, 80 GO for bensyolsnf pnxpasesL
Il i relatsd fhai, uhen tie E1p6rt sfsting
this Was rad % The cunaFeRasion, Mr..
Colaate aFoss and snt1:
- Bsethreu, you havs placed q to
10y. 4 know cue man who has given .
miIlion.'
/" Ana b blashsd a. be sss doun.
HOhaEiss l. Colby h = son Of Card
neF Colby, the great RiNeF in B0ato1s
Masa-s who rave e100.00o 10 Oolby Uni-
vsFsity, WaasrviIls. Ne; and $4,000 70
Newton Theological (Bapsistl ssmina-
y. % Newton. Hs@ YoKk. Joan d.
R0nkafslIsE, VIC, alEhough not dirse-
eor, Ia substantially one, u q Baptist, too.
He gave $4,000 10 the Homs Mission
f1nd. HoWesar. be b famous oAie1T e.
bslng the hsad af ths Standard Oh Com
pany. This would indicate that the new
asen are either strong RiVsEs OF related
70 strong givers. Then the religious
aspect Of The Board Of DiFsetoIs would
no9 be oompletsiy tndicated unless refer
ence was msde 10 o. b. WriRht, who 10
not only az Episoopalian bat b also Q
stFonR RivsF. It u veil known that be |
6aiit, entirely Of his oWu funds, the Ne
mortal Episcopal Church and endowed |
the Annie Wright Seminary ia Tseona. |
both Institutions being Ia memory Of |
bis deceased daughter. 4. r. Oakes
snd Frederick Billings are oongFsea-
tionalisls."
There is q movement now going en- in /
base ball circles which will likely please /
al lovers Of the game. Heretofore thsre |
has been more or lees inoouyenienos ex.
peEienoed on account Of the location Of |
the playing grounds a. the race trsek. |
TIE distance prevented anything like as |
large an attendance as 9 convenient |
park would have attracted. John LeaFy |
and some ctheRB who have interested |
themselves, propose 20 improve q square
Of the Pontins property near LakeU Union, |
at the oorReF Of Howell and Eleventh |
streets. Probably the park wiIl be
designated By q name. A portion Of
The park will be graded for base ball
grounds. II this ie done early thus fall
as contemplated, the clubs Of this city
viii probably plsy q nunbes Of practice
games. Next year 10 10 proposed that
the present circuit, II &c may be 20 de-
sianAted, which includes clubs &c Seat
tie, Vietogia and Portland, will be en-
lsFRed 90 aa to inolade clubs at spokaue
Falls and Cheney. This viii make ave
clubs In all, and new iaat0Fs being In
trodneed In the hsld u is expected that
there will be Q lively struggle for the
pennant representing the championship
Of the Northwest.
Whistler Il vas because the testi.
nony vas very complicated. OF shat the
eioQaence Of the attorneys was confus-
ing. the iuries In criminal cases In the |
District Coart have been very slow Ia |
agreeing upon verdict. 10 vas an ex- |
oeptional case when she Jury retired |
during tue afternoon that they arrived |
81 Q verdict before the next morning, |
OF forenoon. This happened frequently |
wbere, 10 Is said By well. informed |
people, there were few difiicultiss pre- |
sented By the testimony. Inquiry re-
gaFdinR the matter resulted 10 soene |
one associattng the Eelucssna minds Of |
the Jury With certain orders which |
Judge Jones was considerable enough to
make the next day, IN which the jury
men we're allowed an extra days pay. /
Bot there must be q mistake some i
where. for no one would be nngeneFous
enough 10 seriously dispute tue rieht TO
IN extra days pay OF iurymen Who
struggled With each other ell night BE-
fore coming 20 an agreement. Some
people are teo suspicious.
Seine curious freaks Of human nature
mag be seen on the Seattle hotel regis
teFs By anyoae who will pay attention
to them. This has no reference 10 char
acter, a. indicated BY the hand writing,
q good deal might be presum-
ed from the style followed By seine pes
ole In registering. For example. Il q
man signed himself Rev. John Jones,
ID. D., there would be bat little doubt
about What MF. Jones' thonght Of his
titles. Not few instances Of this kind
nay be found. Sometimes men who
have handle 10 their names IN the
shape Of Sol" or Capt" or Lieut."
will write u down With great distinct
ness. As cnrious instance Of an oppo-
Iite tendency some men are 90 modest
hat they register themselves ~ mr."
Blank. The other day az Eastern
nan. Who bzouRht bis wife and child
stth him, registered his name in al
lowing hand and added. wife and
Eid."
II IL told seriously Of an undertaken
o this city that be recently asked an
u be knew Of any one Who .
Eas gsing 10 die soon.
A few days ago several barrels Of Cal.
fornia butter we're shipped back for
he reason that IL vas too venerable fer
lther this climate or the eating public.
There vas q strong protest made against
:, although the protest was noe as
tFona a. the butter. This Ieviges she
I'd complaint thai Q great deal Of very
sd batter. OF alleged batter, IL shipped
rom California 70 this Territory. Rs
entity the California men, By var Of
License, claimed that the original eases
leFs opened without destroying che
marks and. after taxing oct the good J
,uissR, other OF 81 inferior quality was !
,aoked In. thus making IL appear that /
he California dealers we're responsible.
This charge wks bEoaaht against the ,
meu bat the latter claimed
hai tAs CalifofniAns had larger trade
ban they could snpply With good batter I,
nd In consequences. they gradually
pogked Of RFeA, deal Of an inferior 7
Iaaiiiy.
Dsp1ly Aajiaog 4. W. Wool has q Al
Iev sail boat which he eau call all bis Il
wn. she vas Haished eauplete only A
ev days age, bet she may have "a OF
,orsnnily aoon 81 showing her speed. &c
a informal challenge haa already been =.
sndsrsd Tor q parse Of ESQ. Mr.. Wood
J nos deairous Of eutnrtng into such
oalsst for money. bat be does Dos feel =
Aaa hts boaa waala fail IN q race With :,
nythine Of her siRs In these waters. 4
aa is "a feet Iona, feet I inches ia :
cam. and about three feet deep, sloop
L. Sha cosf Alb